Postcode record · Kensington And Chelsea
W8 5NX.
W8 5NX has 18 known premises and 16 planning records — 8 approved of 13 decided (61.5%). 12 EPC records.
Postcode W8 5NX · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther16 exact1 approximate17 on the map — every match
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18
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
16
Applications
13 decided
61.5%
Approval rate
8 approved · 5 refused
12
EPC records
ratings B 1 · C 8 · D 3
17
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property
What is it?
W8 5NX has 18 known premises and 16 planning records — 8 approved of 13 decided (61.5%). 12 EPC records.
Premises
Name
Details
UPRN 217045888
UPRN 217045889
UPRN 217045891
UPRN 217045892
UPRN 217045895
UPRN 217045896
UPRN 217045897
UPRN 217045888
UPRN 217045889
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UPRN 217045891
UPRN 217045892
UPRN 217045895
UPRN 217045896
UPRN 217045897
Planning
What happened?
16 planning applications across the postcode; 8 approved of 13 decided (61.5%). Latest 16 shown.
Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Verification Order required to confirm the renumbering of two units, 1 and 1A Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX, with a share of the communal access and post point fronting Kensington Road, and linked to Planning application PP/25/02588, as follows:Flat 1F, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX (Ground Floor)Flat 1R, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX (Ground Floor)The following addresses to be deleted - 1 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX1A Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Applicant Akram Samaha · Officer Robert Daniels
SNN Verification Order
Other
2026-04-07
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to two-bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3)
1R Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Applicant A Fouda · Officer Ronaldo Colalillo
Planning Permission
Pre-Determination Stage
2025-04-14
Erection of rear extension (within central lightwell) to enclose roof terrace at top floor level; replacement of all single-glazed aluminium windows with double-glazed aluminium windows and frameless structural double-glazed windows to street frontage corner bay window
Flat 15, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2018-03-29
Change of use from commercial (Use Class B1) to residential (Use Class C3) of units 1F & 2 of Cumberland House at ground floor level to provide two self-contained flats (comprising 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 1 x 4 bedroom flat)
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2017-06-09
Change of use from commercial to residential in units 1 & 2 of Cumberland House.
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2015-02-05
Elevational alterations to terrace of Flat 16 and main roof of Flats 15 and 16 including works to parapet walls; guardrails; roof finishes; decking; door openings; roof top store and tank housings and cable trays.
Flats 15 and 16, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2014-07-30
Proposed roof terrace to include railings and staircase at main roof level.
Flat 16, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2012-08-02
Change of use of 1F Cumberland House from office to residential.
1 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2011-01-13
Change of use from office to residential.
2 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2011-01-13
Extension over existing roof terrace within the central lightwell of the building at 6th floor level (flat 16).
Flat 16 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2010-11-22
Verification Order required to confirm the renumbering of two units, 1 and 1A Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX, with a share of the communal access and post point fronting Kensington Road, and linked to Planning application PP/25/02588, as follows:Flat 1F, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX (Ground Floor)Flat 1R, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX (Ground Floor)The following addresses to be deleted - 1 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX1A Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Applicant Akram Samaha · Officer Robert Daniels
Other
2026-04-07
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SNN Verification Order
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to two-bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3)
1R Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Applicant A Fouda · Officer Ronaldo Colalillo
Pre-Determination Stage
2025-04-14
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Planning Permission
Erection of rear extension (within central lightwell) to enclose roof terrace at top floor level; replacement of all single-glazed aluminium windows with double-glazed aluminium windows and frameless structural double-glazed windows to street frontage corner bay window
Flat 15, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Approved
2018-03-29
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Planning Permission
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Change of use from commercial (Use Class B1) to residential (Use Class C3) of units 1F & 2 of Cumberland House at ground floor level to provide two self-contained flats (comprising 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 1 x 4 bedroom flat)
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Approved
2017-06-09
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Planning Permission
Change of use from commercial to residential in units 1 & 2 of Cumberland House.
Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Refused
2015-02-05
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Planning Permission
Elevational alterations to terrace of Flat 16 and main roof of Flats 15 and 16 including works to parapet walls; guardrails; roof finishes; decking; door openings; roof top store and tank housings and cable trays.
Flats 15 and 16, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Approved
2014-07-30
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Planning Permission
Proposed roof terrace to include railings and staircase at main roof level.
Flat 16, Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Refused
2012-08-02
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Planning Permission
Change of use of 1F Cumberland House from office to residential.
1 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Refused
2011-01-13
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Planning Permission
Change of use from office to residential.
2 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Refused
2011-01-13
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Planning Permission
Extension over existing roof terrace within the central lightwell of the building at 6th floor level (flat 16).
Flat 16 Cumberland House, Kensington Road, London, W8 5NX · premises record
Approved
2010-11-22
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Planning Permission
Building control
Building-control records are not yet collected for Kensington And Chelsea — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).
Place
What affects it?
Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 18 premises each one covers.
Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
Kensington Court · reference 10 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 10 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 106 · reference 1286 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Kensington Court · reference 10 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 10 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 106 · reference 1286 · covers 18 of 18 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Nearby postcodes and streets
Walk to the next area — linked where the Atlas has a record for it (pilot borough only for now).
People
Who is involved?
Named on the latest 16 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.
Name
Details
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
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Case officer on 1 application
Development
What could it become?
Planning precedent16 applications and 17 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy12 EPC records; ratings B: 1, C: 8, D: 3.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.
Intent signals
The Developer PlanOwnership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.
No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.
Thinking about a project here?
Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.